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TCM Saturday July 6 - "Scent of a Woman" premiere; 70s Films; Extraterrestrial Visitors; "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
Saturday, July 6 - The Day At a Glance
SPECIAL THEME: FILMS OF THE 1970's
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Out-of-Towners, The (1970)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Late Show, The (1977)
- TCM DAYTIME
WEEKEND FEATURES
All American Chump (1936) (6:45 am ET)
MGM Cartoons: The Bookworm Turns (1940)
Aqua Babes (1956) (short)
Sacred City of the Mayan Indians (1936) (short)
Annapolis Salute (1937)
Directors Playhouse: No. 5 Checked Out (1956)
Popeye: Hospitaliky (1937)
Falcon's Alibi, The (1946)
Eyes of the Navy (1940) (short)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) (Musical
Matinee)
Spirit of St. Louis, The (1957)
Kisses for My President (1964)
Protocol (1984)
- TCM PRIMETIME
EXTRATERRESTRIAL VISITORS
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
- NOIR ALLEY
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: WITHOUT SIGHT
(Premiere) Scent of a Woman (1992)
Blind Alibi (1938)
Saturday, July 6 - Complete Day's Schedule
11:00 PM Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
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A dedicated schoolteacher spends her nights cruising bars, looking for abusive men with whom she can engage in progressively extreme sexual encounters.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Tuesday Weld
Runtime: 136 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC:
Oscar nominations (no wins):
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Tuesday Weld {"Katherine Dunn"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- William A. Fraker
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Tuesday Weld {"Katherine Dunn"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- William A. Fraker
Trivia: Actress Diane Keaton's contract explicitly prohibited the manufacture of any production photograph stills from any "sexually suggestive" frames from the film's print.
1:30 AM The Out-of-Towners (1970)
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An Ohio sales executive accepts a higher position within the company and travels to New York City with his wife for his job interview but things go terribly wrong from the start.
Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Sandy Baron
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC:
Trivia: Jack Lemmon was almost killed in the manhole explosion scene. The blast was much stronger than anticipated, and instead of only lifting the manhole cover a few inches up and away from the hole, it threw it several feet into the air. A few seconds later, it falls hard in the ground, very close to Jack Lemmon's head. The actor was then hit in his left leg when the cover bounced, and although startled and in pain, he stayed in character. That shot was used in the final film.
Trivia: The early construction of the newly-begun World Trade Center towers, risen to 10 or so stories, are visible in the scenic view of Manhattan from the airplane. They are unmistakable because of their rusty red patina, which was still in place when the towers fell 32 years later.
3:15 AM What's Up, Doc? (1972)
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The accidental mix up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Dir: Peter Bogdanovich Cast: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
Trivia: Ryan O'Neal parodies one of his earlier performances. At the end of the movie, Judy Maxwell says, "Love means never having to say you're sorry," (a line from Love Story (1970)), to which O'Neal's character, Howard Bannister, replies, "That's the dumbest thing I ever heard." They added a pause cross cut because the laugh was so loud after Judy's line that Howard's line could not be heard.
5:00 AM The Late Show (1977)
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An aging private eye hooks up with a Hollywood eccentric to investigate his partner's murder.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
Oscar nominations (wins none):
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) -- Robert Benton
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) -- Robert Benton
Trivia: As the movie opens, the camera pans from an old typewriter to a framed photo of Martha Vickers. Vickers played Carmen Sternwood in The Big Sleep (1946), which was a Raymond Chandler story featuring his famous detective Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart). This is one of many nods to film noir of the 1940s.
6:45 AM All American Chump (1936)
A country bumpkin who's a mathematical genius falls into the hands of carnival promoters and gangsters.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Stuart Erwin, Robert Armstrong, Betty Furness
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N
8:00 AM Short: The Bookworm Turns (1940)
A crazed Dr. Jekyll switches out the brain of a crow for that of a bookworm.
Dir: Hugh Harman Cast: Mel Blanc
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-G CC: Y
8:09 AM Short: Aqua Babes (1956)
This short film shows a swim teacher assisting a group of three- and four-year-olds how to swim in a pool.
Dir: Ernest Corts Cast: Lissa Bengston, Harry Wismer, Lissa Bengston
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N
8:17 AM Short: Sacred City of the Mayan Indians (1936)
This short film focuses on the city of Chichicastenango, Guatemala, and the people who descended from the Mayan Indians.
Dir: James A. Fitzpatrick Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick (narrator)
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N
8:24 AM Annapolis Salute (1937)
A naval cadet clashes with his father and his best friend over his love of the commander's daughter.
Dir: Christy Cabanne Cast: James Ellison, Marsha Hunt, Harry Carey
Runtime: 65 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N
9:30 AM Screen Directors Playhouse: No. 5 Checked Out (1956)
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A young deaf women confronts desperate crooks who are using one of her remote resort cabins for a hideout, in this episode of the Screen Directors Playhouse television series.
Dir: Ida Lupino. Cast: Teresa Wright, Peter Lorre, William Talman
Runtime: 26 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
Trivia: William Talman's acting career included a lot of roles similar to this one, i.e., playing a crook or a heavy of some sort. His most famous role, which he played for nine seasons on TV, was of a law-abiding nature: District Attorney Hamilton Burger on Perry Mason (1957).
Trivia: Ida Lupino is the only female director included in this series.
10:00 AM Cartoon: Hospitaliky (1990)
Nurse Olive Oyl tells Popeye and Bluto that she cannot take care of them unless they are really hurt. Both race away and attempt to get into accidents! All their endeavors fail. Finally, Popeye forces Bluto to eat a can of spinach and the sailor is beaten for the first time and he's a happy man!
Dir: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel Cast: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Runtime: 5 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:07 AM The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.
Dir: Ray Mccarey Cast: Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Vince Barnett
Runtime: 62 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y
Trivia: This was the only entry in which Goldie was played by Vince Barnett.
11:30 AM Short: Eyes of the Navy (1940)
This short film follows U.S. naval aviators through their basic training in Florida and advanced training in California.
Dir: null Cast: Russell Wade, Charles Middleton, Frank Whitbeck, Daniele Amfitheatrof
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N
12:00 PM Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
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The champion ball club The Wolves' success depends on the powerhouse double play combination of O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg. Trouble is O'Brien and Ryan would rather be pursuing their vaudeville career than playing baseball...that is until the team gets a new owner, beautiful K.C. Higgins. When a professional gambler who ...
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
Trivia: Frank Sinatra's career was struggling at the time and this was made during a period when the only time he did well at the box office was when paired with Gene Kelly. Two of his previous solo appearances, It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) and The Kissing Bandit (1948) did very poorly at the box office.
Trivia: According to Esther Williams in her memoirs, Judy Garland was the original choice for K.C. Higgins but was replaced after she'd become undependable owing to her developing drug habit. June Allyson was also considered but had become pregnant and opted not to work during her pregnancy.
1:45 PM The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
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The Spirit of St. Louis is a 1957 aviation biography film in CinemaScope and Warnercolor from Warner Bros., directed by Billy Wilder, produced by Leland Hayward, and starring James Stewart as Charles Lindbergh. The screenplay was adapted by Charles Lederer, Wendell Mayes, and Billy Wilder from Lindbergh's 1953 autobiographical account of his historic flight, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1954.
Along with reminiscences of his early days in aviation, the film's storyline largely focuses on Lindbergh's lengthy preparation for, and accomplishment of, his history-making transatlantic flight in the purpose-built Spirit of St. Louis high-wing monoplane. His takeoff begins at Roosevelt Field and ends 33 hours later on May 21, 1927 when he lands safely at Le Bourget Field in Paris. The film ends with actual newsreel footage of Lindbergh's ticker tape parade in New York.
Along with reminiscences of his early days in aviation, the film's storyline largely focuses on Lindbergh's lengthy preparation for, and accomplishment of, his history-making transatlantic flight in the purpose-built Spirit of St. Louis high-wing monoplane. His takeoff begins at Roosevelt Field and ends 33 hours later on May 21, 1927 when he lands safely at Le Bourget Field in Paris. The film ends with actual newsreel footage of Lindbergh's ticker tape parade in New York.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith
Runtime: 138 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
Oscar nominations (no wins):
SPECIAL EFFECTS -- Visual Effects by Louis Lichtenfield
SPECIAL EFFECTS -- Visual Effects by Louis Lichtenfield
Trivia: Charles A. Lindbergh wanted Anthony Perkins to play him in the movie.
Trivia: The movie was a box office disaster when originally released in 1957, grossing less than $3 million and costing about $7 million.
4:15 PM Kisses for My President (1964)
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The first female president has to deal with her husband's bruised ego.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Fred MacMurray, Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
Oscar nominations (no wins): COSTUME DESIGN (Black-and-White) -- Howard Shoup
6:15 PM Protocol (1984)
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A woman lands a menial government job in Washington, but soon finds herself embroiled in some major dealing with Middle-Eastern leaders.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
Trivia: The film was inspired by classic Hollywood films such as those directed by Frank Capra, particularly Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). This film has often been given unofficial titles like "Goldie Goes to Washington".
8:00 PM Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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Several civilian people are drawn to a remote corner of the US where aliens land in their spaceship and parley with US officials.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. It is the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with a UFO.
Close Encounters was a long-cherished project for Spielberg. In late 1973, he developed a deal with Columbia Pictures for a science-fiction film. Though Spielberg received sole credit for the script, he was assisted by Paul Schrader, John Hill, David Giler, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Jerry Belson, all of whom contributed to the screenplay in varying degrees. The title is derived from Ufologist J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with extraterrestrials, in which the third kind denotes human observations of extraterrestrials or "animate beings". Douglas Trumbull served as the visual effects supervisor, while Carlo Rambaldi designed the extraterrestrials.
Made on a production budget of US$19.4 million, Close Encounters was released in a limited number of cities on November 16[5] and 23, 1977,[6] and expanded into wide release the following month. It was a critical and financial success, eventually grossing over $300 million worldwide. It received numerous awards and nominations at the 50th Academy Awards, 32nd British Academy Film Awards, the 35th Golden Globe Awards and the 5th Saturn Awards, and has been widely acclaimed by the American Film Institute.
In December 2007, it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. A Special Edition was released theatrically in 1980. Spielberg agreed to create this edition to add more scenes that they had been unable to include in the original release, with the studio demanding a controversial scene depicting the interior of the extraterrestrial mothership.[9] Spielberg's dissatisfaction with the altered ending scene led to a third version, the Director's Cut on VHS and LaserDisc in 1998 (and later DVD and Blu-ray). It is the longest version, combining Spielberg's favorite elements from both previous editions but removing the scenes inside the mothership. The film was later remastered in 4K and was then re-released in theaters in 2017 for its 40th anniversary.
Close Encounters was a long-cherished project for Spielberg. In late 1973, he developed a deal with Columbia Pictures for a science-fiction film. Though Spielberg received sole credit for the script, he was assisted by Paul Schrader, John Hill, David Giler, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Jerry Belson, all of whom contributed to the screenplay in varying degrees. The title is derived from Ufologist J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with extraterrestrials, in which the third kind denotes human observations of extraterrestrials or "animate beings". Douglas Trumbull served as the visual effects supervisor, while Carlo Rambaldi designed the extraterrestrials.
Made on a production budget of US$19.4 million, Close Encounters was released in a limited number of cities on November 16[5] and 23, 1977,[6] and expanded into wide release the following month. It was a critical and financial success, eventually grossing over $300 million worldwide. It received numerous awards and nominations at the 50th Academy Awards, 32nd British Academy Film Awards, the 35th Golden Globe Awards and the 5th Saturn Awards, and has been widely acclaimed by the American Film Institute.
In December 2007, it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. A Special Edition was released theatrically in 1980. Spielberg agreed to create this edition to add more scenes that they had been unable to include in the original release, with the studio demanding a controversial scene depicting the interior of the extraterrestrial mothership.[9] Spielberg's dissatisfaction with the altered ending scene led to a third version, the Director's Cut on VHS and LaserDisc in 1998 (and later DVD and Blu-ray). It is the longest version, combining Spielberg's favorite elements from both previous editions but removing the scenes inside the mothership. The film was later remastered in 4K and was then re-released in theaters in 2017 for its 40th anniversary.
Dir: Steven Spielberg Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
Oscar nominations (two wins):
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Melinda Dillon {"Jillian Guiler"}
ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Joe Alves, Dan Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil Abramson
(*WINNER*) CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Vilmos Zsigmond
DIRECTING -- Steven Spielberg
FILM EDITING -- Michael Kahn
MUSIC (Original Score) -- John Williams
SOUND -- Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich
(*WINNER*) SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sound Effects Editing) -- Frank E. Warner
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Melinda Dillon {"Jillian Guiler"}
ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Joe Alves, Dan Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil Abramson
(*WINNER*) CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Vilmos Zsigmond
DIRECTING -- Steven Spielberg
FILM EDITING -- Michael Kahn
MUSIC (Original Score) -- John Williams
SOUND -- Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich
(*WINNER*) SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sound Effects Editing) -- Frank E. Warner
Trivia: During the Neary dinner scene, just before Roy piles on the mashed potatoes, the little girl Silvia (Adrienne Campbell) says: "There's a dead fly in my potatoes." This was unscripted and almost caused the rest of the cast to laugh. The scene was kept as-is.
Trivia: The iconic five-note melody was a chance arrangement that both composer John Williams and director Steven Spielberg happened to like out of hundreds of different permutations. The tone was later used in Moonraker (1979) and again in the cue line in Star Tours (1987).
10:30 PM The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
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An alien demands that Earth's leaders choose between peace and destruction.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (working titles: Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier and Lock Martin. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates. The film score was composed by Bernard Herrmann.[4] Set in the Cold War during the early stages of the nuclear arms race, the storyline involves a humanoid alien visitor who comes to Earth, accompanied by a powerful robot, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race. In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
Trivia: Lock Martin, the doorman at Grauman's Chinese Theater, was cast because of his nearly seven-foot height; however, he was not a physically strong man and could not actually carry Patricia Neal, so he had to be aided by wires (in shots from the back where he's carrying her (actually a lightweight dummy in his arms). He also had difficulty with the heavy Gort suit and could only stay in it for about a half hour at a time.
12:15 AM Armored Car Robbery (1950)
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A police officer tries to find half a million dollars stolen by gangsters.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman
Runtime: 67 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
Trivia: Los Angeles' Wrigley Field, formerly at 42nd and Avalon, was the site of TV's "Home Run Derby". Between that and the Los Angeles Angels playing their first season there, plus the hitter-friendly left field power alley of only 345 feet, houses across the street were often pelted by home run balls, especially during batting practice. The site is now a soccer field and recreation center.
1:45 AM Scent of a Woman (1992)
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A young student is forced into accompanying a blind, embittered former Army officer on a hedonistic trip to New York City and comes-of-age in the process.
Dir: Martin Brest Cast: Richard Venture, Mike Lisenco, Erika Feldman
Runtime: 156 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC:
Oscar nominations (one win):
(*WINNER*) ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Al Pacino {"Lt. Col. Frank Slade"}
DIRECTING -- Martin Brest
BEST PICTURE -- Martin Brest, Producer
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -- Bo Goldman
(*WINNER*) ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Al Pacino {"Lt. Col. Frank Slade"}
DIRECTING -- Martin Brest
BEST PICTURE -- Martin Brest, Producer
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -- Bo Goldman
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Trivia: Al Pacino was helped by a school for the blind in his preparation for this role. He said that he made himself appear blind by not allowing his eyes to focus on anything. Pacino would often remain in character off the set, using his cane to walk with and never looking at anyone when they talked to him.
4:30 AM Blind Alibi (1938)
A man pretends to be blind to foil blackmailers.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Richard Dix, Whitney Bourne, Eduardo Ciannelli
Runtime: 62 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y
Trivia: With Blind Alibi (1938), RKO Radio Pictures introduced its rival to Warner Bros.' canine superstar Rin Tin Tin in Ace the Wonder Dog, a German Shepherd who went on to appear in more than a dozen feature films between 1938 and 1946.
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Jack Lemmon is in top form, so hilarious! I'll definitely be watching that again for the hundredth time.
Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a good one too, but it's just so brutally tough to watch. It's really a horror film, isn't it? I'll probably skip it this time around, just too depressing for my tastes these recent days.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game is on my list for sure, more my speed lately. I just love Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra in that, they have such great chemistry together. And Esther Williams is always a pleasure in anything she does, wet or dry!
Man, my DVR will be working overtime this month! 